Our country is divided. And technology is how we're going to solve problems and help people
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), the new US representative for the Texas 21st district, believes that problems are best solved “out here more than in DC, and my job is trying to figure out how to get more [innovation] back there.”
Government does what it often does, which is force some of the tough questions to be dealt with. So Roy remains optimistic that we'll be able to do that.
But, he told me, Washington needs a kick in the pants. And that's not an ideological statement. It needs to address the problems that need addressing.
The thing that Roy likes about technology is the entrepreneurial spirit and the innovation that is going to solve the problems. That is happening in places like Austin and throughout the rest of the country, though usually not in Washington.